New year

• Hemoglobin 11 (normal 14.0-17.3)
• Absolute neutrophil count 2.7 (normal 1.4-7.5) — NORMAL
  
• White blood cell count 3.5 (normal 4-10)
• Platelet count 217 (normal 150-450) — NORMAL

New charts of my blood counts.

It's New Year's Eve. And time to celebrate. This treatment is working. Another milestone: normal neutrophil counts. That means my immune system is almost completely functional again. Lymphocytes are still low, 0.4 (normal 0.8-5.0), but that's double what they were 2 weeks ago.

At 11, hemoglobin's about where I thought it would be. Still three points to go before I hit normal, but with this much I'm nearly out of the woods. I still feel a bit less energy than usual, but I can go all day now. This is fantastic.

I have to say that for me — and not just because of the last three months — 2007 basically sucked.

So Happy New Year, everybody. 2008 looks really good.